Africa

By M.A. Egge The Mayor of Hargeisa city, Cllr. Abdulkarim Ahmed Mooge makes good his pledge and officially handed over a house built by the council to senior citizen Mohamed Hashi Qawdan on Thursday 17th 2022.

By:Mo Duale Horndiplomat correspondent in Somaliland Horndiplomat-the somaliland national library project has begun  to develop a national library service for somaliland to improve educational standards and act as a stimulus for cultural heritage in the country. The project proposes a national library, regional libraries and...

Addis Ababa, August 13, 2018 (FBC) –Ahmed Shide, Minister of Government Communications Affairs Office (GCAO), has been elected chairperson of the Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party (ESPDP). He was elected unanimously yesterday by members of the Party’s central committee. The central committee, in its three-day meeting,...

By:Anadolu Agency The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit began Thursday with a meeting of high-level government officials in Istanbul, Turkey’s Communications Directorate said in a statement. The summit will continue with a meeting of foreign ministers Dec. 17. Concurrent sessions on health care, education, and agriculture with relevant...

By:Abdiaziz Daud , Horndiplomat Correspondent in Kenya, @Abdiaaziiz  The government has announced a dusk to dawn curfew in some parts of Garissa County effective from Wednesday, March 23 owing to rising cases of insecurity fueled by land conflicts. In a statement, the Interior CS Fred Matiang'i said the 30-day...

The recent amnesty has seen leaders of many terrorist groups defect to the government and help in nation building A few days ago, Eritrea and Djibouti agreed to normalise their ties, opening a new chapter in their previously frosty relations. This followed yet another milestone: a...

By: Prince Akpah Across the world, the Coronavirus has not only become another disaster to wipe us all out of the earth but has also put the spotlight on the level of competence of our political leaders. In Africa, the case is not different as governments are putting...

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the initiative taken by Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, to host a consultative summit between Mr. Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and Mr. Musa...

African countries are forging ahead to complete negotiations for a continental free trade area between 55 countries by early next year. The idea, adopted by the African Union in 2012, is to create a single market which includes the free movement of goods, services and people. The integrated...

Djibouti: China's People's Liberation Army Daily, wrote that this development was 'landmark move' that seeks to expand China's ability to ensure global peace. In a sign of Beijing’s growing clout, the Communist country sent ships carrying its military personnel to its first overseas base in...